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Point Washington State Forest controlled burn south of 98
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scooterbug44
SoWal Expert
Please tell me they aren't going to be doing one on New Year's Eve as well? 
Nothing like smoke/fog added to a night of drinking and full moon insanity!
Nothing like smoke/fog added to a night of drinking and full moon insanity!Controlled burns are absolutely essential to our local ecosystem.
Assuming no rain unless the forestry guys are off work and/or the wind is up then I would expect controlled burns.
There are two options either a controlled fire or an uncontrolled fire.
Assuming no rain unless the forestry guys are off work and/or the wind is up then I would expect controlled burns.
There are two options either a controlled fire or an uncontrolled fire.
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floridafarm
Beach Comber
I don't question the need for the controlled burnings but I do take issue with the timing. We get a couple of decent weeks of business activity during the holidays and huge clouds of billowing smoke drifting over the beaches is the last thing we need.
Controlled burns of the State Forest are as much of a part of South Walton as the beaches.
The Forestry Department makes a very strong effort to minimize inconvienences and they should be commended. Managing the urban/forest interface is difficult.
It is essential to burn when the weather conditions are appropriate. Otherwise we risk excessive fuel build up in the forest.
If "huge clouds of billowing smoke drifting over the beaches is the last thing we need" flashback earlier in the decade (2001?), there were some very destructive fires in the Forest and north of the Bay.
The Forestry Department makes a very strong effort to minimize inconvienences and they should be commended. Managing the urban/forest interface is difficult.
It is essential to burn when the weather conditions are appropriate. Otherwise we risk excessive fuel build up in the forest.
If "huge clouds of billowing smoke drifting over the beaches is the last thing we need" flashback earlier in the decade (2001?), there were some very destructive fires in the Forest and north of the Bay.
scooterbug44
SoWal Expert
I know why they do controlled burns and don't have a problem with it - I just question doing it at a time when it creates more of a safety hazard than usual.